Shirley Sue Leitzel1
F, #13923, b. 23 November 1928, d. 20 October 2020
Last Edited=24 Jun 2026
Shirley Sue Leitzel was born on 23 November 1928, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.2 She married Albert William Schreffler on 12 June 1949, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.3 Shirley Sue Leitzel died on 20 October 2020, at age 91.2
Funeral home obituary:
S. Sue Lebo
November 23, 1928 - October 20, 2020
ELIZABETHVILLE - Shirley Sue Lebo, of Elizabethville, went to be with her Lord on October 20, 2020 while surrounded by her beloved family.
Sue was born November 23, 1928 in Klingerstown, PA to Fred and Hattie (Bordner) Leitzel.
She lived on a farm in Mifflin Twp. for 15 years of her married life, until the death of her husband. She became involved in banking and eventually became secretary to the bank president and Board of Directors of what was Community Banks. Sue volunteered as an EMT and was a lifetime member of Reliance Hose Co., Elizabethville. She traveled to many parts of the world and loved to go camping. Being a part of her children's and grandchildren's lives was of utmost importance to her.
She was the widow of Albert "Whitey" Schreffler and Theodore Lebo.
She is survived by her son Douglas Schreffler (friend Debbie), daughter Lori Paul, daughter-in-law Beth Schreffler, all of Elizabethville; 8 grandchildren, Linda Wolfe (Sam), Bill Schreffler (Kelly), Amy Lentz (Jeff), Jeffrey Welker, Candy Stone (Brock), Sara Schreffler, Kelly Martin (Matt) and Tori Schreffler; 17 great-grandchildren, Justin Mace (Ashley), Tausha Martin, Jacob, Josh, Rebecca, and Kyle Wolfe, Christian Fox, Preston Schreffler, Mackenzie, Hunter, Chase, and Emma Lentz, Lextin Schreffler, Ella Stone, Mason Krotser, Evelyn Martin, Leona Ball; 5 great-great-grandchildren, Carson and Alaina Mace, Colton and Lincoln Martin, Liam Wolfe; brothers Robert Leitzel (friend Shirley Miller), Lynn Leitzel (Louise) and sister Jo Heffron (Jack); and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sons Daniel and Donald Schreffler, sister Romaine Botts, brothers Fred Jr., Jim, and Bill Leitzel, and companion Al Michael.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Life on November 5, 2020 at 12:00 noon at the Halifax Ambulance Building, 31 Bunker Hill Road, Halifax, PA.
Memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, PA.
Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes, Inc., Elizabethville is handling the arrangements. To sign the guestbook go to www.minnichfuneral.com.2
Funeral home obituary:
S. Sue Lebo
November 23, 1928 - October 20, 2020
ELIZABETHVILLE - Shirley Sue Lebo, of Elizabethville, went to be with her Lord on October 20, 2020 while surrounded by her beloved family.
Sue was born November 23, 1928 in Klingerstown, PA to Fred and Hattie (Bordner) Leitzel.
She lived on a farm in Mifflin Twp. for 15 years of her married life, until the death of her husband. She became involved in banking and eventually became secretary to the bank president and Board of Directors of what was Community Banks. Sue volunteered as an EMT and was a lifetime member of Reliance Hose Co., Elizabethville. She traveled to many parts of the world and loved to go camping. Being a part of her children's and grandchildren's lives was of utmost importance to her.
She was the widow of Albert "Whitey" Schreffler and Theodore Lebo.
She is survived by her son Douglas Schreffler (friend Debbie), daughter Lori Paul, daughter-in-law Beth Schreffler, all of Elizabethville; 8 grandchildren, Linda Wolfe (Sam), Bill Schreffler (Kelly), Amy Lentz (Jeff), Jeffrey Welker, Candy Stone (Brock), Sara Schreffler, Kelly Martin (Matt) and Tori Schreffler; 17 great-grandchildren, Justin Mace (Ashley), Tausha Martin, Jacob, Josh, Rebecca, and Kyle Wolfe, Christian Fox, Preston Schreffler, Mackenzie, Hunter, Chase, and Emma Lentz, Lextin Schreffler, Ella Stone, Mason Krotser, Evelyn Martin, Leona Ball; 5 great-great-grandchildren, Carson and Alaina Mace, Colton and Lincoln Martin, Liam Wolfe; brothers Robert Leitzel (friend Shirley Miller), Lynn Leitzel (Louise) and sister Jo Heffron (Jack); and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sons Daniel and Donald Schreffler, sister Romaine Botts, brothers Fred Jr., Jim, and Bill Leitzel, and companion Al Michael.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Life on November 5, 2020 at 12:00 noon at the Halifax Ambulance Building, 31 Bunker Hill Road, Halifax, PA.
Memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, PA.
Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes, Inc., Elizabethville is handling the arrangements. To sign the guestbook go to www.minnichfuneral.com.2
Children of Shirley Sue Leitzel and Albert William Schreffler
- Douglas Schreffler
- Dolores Darlene Schreffler
Citations
- [S144] Elsie Mae Klinger Eaves. World Family Tree Vol. 4, Tree # 2801.
- [S1147] Online Obituary for S. Sue Lebo, Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes, Inc., Elizabethville, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/S-Sue-Lebo
- [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021231; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.